Made better through science: Calcite tuned to be mollusk-tough

A Cornell-led international team of researchers has developed a way to harden natural calcite by a factor of two or more through the addition of amino acids aspartic acid and glycine.

Cambodia experience sows seeds for future scholars

Professor of government Andrew Mertha sees the potential for a course in Cambodia over winter break in expanding academic interest in the southeast Asian country.

Big Ideas panel explores the risks of humanitarianism

Cornell professors Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò and Elizabeth Anker explored "Humanitarianism and its Discontents" in Klarman Hall's Groos Family Atrium on April 25.

The language of persuasion

Analysis of online arguments shows that the right timing and choice of words make it easier to win.

Rawlings Scholars' research ranges from earworms to robots

From creating well-mannered robots to updating weed field guides to understanding why catchy songs turn into earworms, students showed their 2016 Senior Expo research projects April 21.

World's largest public opinion archive holds key election insights

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research offers a look at everything from exit poll results to the public's thoughts on key issues from immigration to Supreme Court nominations.

Hope and Optimism initiative spawns new play

A new play is part of the Hope and Optimism initiative at Cornell and Notre Dame, which explores the theoretical, empirical and practical dimensions of hope, optimism, despair and pessimism.

O'Neill's 'All God's Chillun ...' staged to provoke

Eugene O'Neill's 1924 play "All God’s Chillun Got Wings," mounted by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, plays April 29-May 7 at Cornell's Schwartz Center.

Campus to discuss 'Between the World and Me' April 28

Members of the Cornell community are invited to explore issues of race in America during six simultaneous small group discussions of the Ta-Nehisi Coates book “Between the World and Me” April 28.